Start Date:
June 1st to September 1st (one opening). The dates are flexible, but a minimum availability of 10 weeks is required.

PROJECT:

Positions are based in Kampala, Uganda, with opportunity for travel throughout the country (mainly central and eastern Uganda around Jinjia, Iganga and of course Kampala). The intern will primarily work on the “Meet Your Future” project. This is a Randomized Control that seeks to investigate how career-coaching and job search assistance for young jobseekers entering job market can (i) increase the effectiveness of the job search process and entrepreneurial efforts, (ii) influence their aspirations and self-confidence while at school, (iii) reduce information gaps, (iv) align expectations with labor market conditions and (v) improve labor market performance. The experimental setting is that of Vocational Training Institutes (VTI) in Uganda. Vocational training is a common route through which young Ugandans acquire skills, and a common tool used by NGOs and governments to support disadvantaged youth by providing them skills demanded on the labor market. The coaching is operated by the “the future you”, an alumnus of the VTI, who successfully entered the labor market after receiving the training.

Main duties and responsibilities of the intern will include:

1. Participate to the data collection activities, such as:a. Contribute to the design and lead the piloting of quantitative survey instrumentsb. Lead the programming of the survey instruments on tabletsc. Organize and lead the training of enumerators for data collectiond. Manage the field implementation of the surveys – this will involve monitoring the centralserver as well as the activities of enumerators in the field to ensure maximum data qualitye. Manage and organize the data coming in from the field to the central server

2. Support data cleaning and data management activities and assist the research team in data analysis asneeded.

3. Support the implementation of the intervention (treatment).

4. Contribute to report writing on the progress of fieldwork and data analysis activities.

To apply, please send a CV, a short cover letter (one-page max) and a recently written sample STATA .dofile to: livia.alfonsi@berkeley.edu and put in cc sara_spaziani@brown.edu and namubiruma@gmail.com.Please write “MYF-internship application” followed by your last name in the subject of your application email.

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PROJECT: WEE-DiFine

Description and objectives:

Women's Economic Empowerment and Digital Finance or WEE-DiFine is a new research initiativethat will fund rigorous research studies, across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, to generate evidence on the pathways through which digital financial services can impact women's economic empowerment. Like many other digital technologies, digital finance will become inevitable and ubiquitous, sooner or later. Access to finance is a critical aspect of women's economic empowerment, so digital finance can profoundly impact gender equality. WEE-DiFine will offer an opportunity to understand how digital finance can be designed to enhance gender equality, how factors such as sociocultural and power structure can enable or inhibit women empowerment through digital finance, and how to address these barriers. So, I am very excited.

WEE-DiFine is a five-year initiative (2020-2024) funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In WEE-DiFine initiative, BIGD will manage the selection and funding of compelling research projects, which may be implemented through any qualified field partner, including but not limited to BIGD’s own internal research project teams. An independent Academic Steering Committee (ASC), composed of academics with a strong interest on the issue, will select the proposals for funding. Please find below the three open positions:

Open positions:

— Initiative Director for WEE-DiFine (Bangladesh)

The Initiative Director will build and manage a world-class research initiative and work with the BIGD Executive Director (ED)to further expand BIGD’s global partnerships with researchers, policymakers, and funders. Please find the job description here.

— Research Fellow for WEE-DiFine (Bangladesh)

The Research Fellow will develop research projects with BIGD around DFS and WEE and function as an Investigator in the funded projects. S/he will also facilitate the selection of high-quality research projects and monitor the quality of the projects funded through the initiative. Please find the Research Fellow job description here.

— Program Manager for WEE-DiFine (USA)

The Program Manager based in USA will support external communications efforts, promote Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and manage fund-transfer-related activities for the initiaitive. Sh/he will also reach out to to new donors and develop new sources of funding both for the Initiative with BIGD at BracU specifically and to support BRAC’s research and learning agenda more broadly. Please find the Program Manager job description here.

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— Field Coordinator (Burkina Faso)

PROJECT: Early marriage and female genital cutting: evidence from an experiment in Burkina Faso

We are looking for a field coordinator to supervise a baseline data collection and an intervention on Female Genital cutting and Child marriage in Burkina Faso in collaboration with UNICEF, Innovation for Poverty Action (IPA) and 3 local NGOs.

The work will be full time from beginning of November to March 2020 (but the PIs have some flexibility on the beginning and the end of the contract). The potential candidate will be based at the IPA (Innovation for Poverty Action) office in Burkina Faso and travel to rural villages when needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

Excellent analytical and social abilities

Excellent command of STATA, LaTex and Microsoft Office.

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and French.

Experience managing Randomized Control Trials and field experience in developing countries

If interested, send you CV, a motivation letter and a reference letter to lucia.corno@unicatt.it

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— Research Manager (Mozambique)

Location: Mozambique, Maputo

Education: Master

Language requirement: Portuguese (essential) and English
(essential)

Start Date: January 2020

Duration: One year

PROJECT:

Adolescence
is a critical period of life. During this period, girls and boys take important
decisions regarding education, risky sexual behaviors, fertility, labor, and
the marriage market. These decisions are important on their own and also have
intergenerational implications in promoting empowerment and achieving
sustainable economic development. An important threat to educational enrollment
and achievement—a major vehicle to achieving such goals—is the well-being and
safety in schools and how violent spaces interact with decisions regarding
education. To investigate this, this project will implement a novel
intervention aimed at addressing safety in schools in Mozambique. The project
is looking for a proactive and quick-learner individual, who can work under
pressure, can multi-task, thrives in the field and has good data skills.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Travelling to project sites to monitor and coordinate field
activities for primary data collection during intervention monitoring and end-line
survey.

Relevant Work Experience: This position requires demonstrated
management experience in a multi-faceted role, working with multiple
stakeholders. Experience working with Governments is strongly preferred.
Experience in managing teams and interacting with institutional partners is
strongly desired.

Knowledge
of Stata is required.

Knowledge of GIS/SurveyCTO/ODK/digital data collection is
preferred.

Management skills: Proven ability to handle several
different projects/tasks at one time, successfully complete tasks assigned, and
meet deadlines. A willingness to work hard, to learn and be self-motivated will
be essential for doing well in this position. Ability to work independently in
the field.

Technical skills and understanding of
Randomized Evaluations: Demonstrating
a good basic understanding of the value of randomized evaluations and their
usefulness for policy decisions is highly valuable.

Experience living in a developing country is preferred.

Communication: Attention to detail and advanced writing and
presentation skills for communicating with multiple partners. This requires the
ability to produce clear, precise, non-technical writing as well as strong
social skills.

Ability
to give and receive completely frank feedback.

Strong
ability to manage high-level partnerships.

Interest
in development and policy-research.

Travel: Willingness to travel for extended periods of
time to different parts of the state (of Maputo) and to meet with relevant
stakeholders, government officials and manage projects.

Full-time
availability.

Application:

Please
submit your CV by the 31st of October to Sarita Oré Quispe via
email: sarita.oreq@gmail.com.
We will review the applications and contact selected applicants for an
interview.

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Visiting PhD Student Program:

LEAP offers the possibility of a visiting period for students. You can find out more on our former Visiting Students at this page. For more information, please contact:
leap@unibocconi.it

Internships:

On a rolling basis, LEAP also offers the possibility of curricular internships for Bocconi students.We always encourage students to take part to LEAP Development Coffee meetings in order to stay in touch with all the activities.